Movie Manufacturing facility will deliver to market at Berlín Icíar Bollaín’s newest movie, “I’m Nevenka,” a recount of Spain’s first high-profile case of sexual harassment starring Mireia Oriol (“The Lady within the Mirror”).

It should reunite a lot of the staff behind Bollain’s “Maixabel, together with Urko Olazaba who received a greatest supporting Spanish Academy Goya Award for “Maixabel” and now co-stars reverse Oriol in “I’m Nevenka.”

Disney will deal with distribution in Spain. The movie is scheduled for launch within the fourth quarter of 2024.

This acquisition indicators Movie Manufacturing facility’s dedication to championing tales that not solely entertain but in addition provoke necessary conversations about societal points.

“I’m Nevenka,” is predicated on the true story of Nevenka Fernández, a younger lady whose bravery and resilience grew to become a pioneering beacon for the struggle towards sexual harassment in Spain. 

On the younger age of 23, Fernández confronted widespread public scrutiny and societal backlash after she accused her boss, the mayor of Ponferrada, of sexual harassment. This case, which unfolded in 2000, marked a seminal second in Spain’s social and cultural panorama, predating the worldwide #MeToo motion by practically twenty years. 

“She did it when the phrase harassment was not on the streets. She did it for justice and survival. She did it very alone and it was all very public. The abuse was very public and everybody regarded the opposite manner. She received in court docket, however she was left very alone as a result of there was social rejection. It is usually a portrait of the media, who branded her as a social climber,” stated director Bollaín.

Bollaín’s “Maixabel” garnered essential acclaim and three Goya awards, plus a breakout field workplace in Spain of €2.8 million ($3.0 million) in 2021 when Spanish cinemagoing was nonetheless belabouring beneath the consequences of COVID-19. She returns to the director’s chair with “I’m Nevenka,” collaborating as on “Maixabel” with co-writer Isa Campo. 

The movie started capturing on Jan. 29, produced by Kowalski Movies and Feelgood Media, who teamed to provide “Maixabel.” “I’m Nevenka” isn’t just a recounting of a historic case however is predicted to be a mirrored image on the enduring problems with energy dynamics, gender discrimination, and the braveness it takes to face towards them. 

“We’re more than happy to hitch as soon as once more a venture by Icíar Bollaín, probably the most influential filmmakers within the Spanish movie business, stated Vicente Canales, CEO of Movie Manufacturing facility Leisure. “We’re satisfied that ‘I’m Nevenka’ may have the identical success as ‘Maixabel’ because it offers with a topic that sadly remains to be very current at present.”